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type: "Bill"
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title: "Expunction - As enacted, permits a court to expunge certain violent offenses for which a person has been pardoned; requires the court to consider, in weighing the best interests of justice and public safety, whether the offense sought to be expunged was violent and any other relevant factors presented by the petitioner and the district attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 40."
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description: "Expunction - As enacted, permits a court to expunge certain violent offenses for which a person has been pardoned; requires the court to consider, in weighing the best interests of justice and public safety, whether the offense sought to be expunged was violent and any other relevant factors presented by the petitioner and the district attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 40."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "114"
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identifier: "SB 2197"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 2197 (114)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Expunction"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-02-02"
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last_action: "2026-05-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af066c5b-bdca-431f-9345-252fc33d131b"
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source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2197&ga=114"
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source_hash: "322d108a18238afec18cff70ef3ce408f81da6c1aaaa700cd098b5481882fb50"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee SB 2197 (114) — Expunction - As enacted, permits a court to expunge certain violent offenses for which a person has been pardoned; requires the court to consider, in weighing the best interests of justice and public safety, whether the offense sought to be expunged was violent and any other relevant factors presented by the petitioner and the district attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 40.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2197.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/23/2026 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
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- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/17/2026 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Johnson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026
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- **2026-03-16** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
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- **2026-03-16** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026
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- **2026-03-17** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2026-03-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/23/2026
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- **2026-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
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- **2026-03-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2026-03-26** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2026-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 1, PNV 10 `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
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- **2026-04-01** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-04-01** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
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- **2026-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-04-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-05** Effective date(s) 04/14/2026
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- **2026-05-05** Pub. Ch. 719
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af066c5b-bdca-431f-9345-252fc33d131b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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